Double-Boiled Bird's Nest with Lotus Seed, Lily Bulb and Red Dates

Why people make this dessert

A relative gave Nourilo a box of precious bird’s nest, big beautiful pieces, to help him and his wife stay strong. He rarely buys such a luxury — usually he reaches for snow fungus or golden fungus, the “people’s bird’s nest,” because they too are rich in protein and trace elements. But out of respect for the gift, today he double-boils the nest with lotus seed, lily bulb and red dates: a dish traditionally associated with supporting immunity and easing the tiredness and restless sleep that come from depleted qi and blood. It is especially valued for the convalescent, the elderly, new mothers and breastfeeding mums.